Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Ethiopia
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Not Available
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Not Available
Konkani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Ethiopic
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Dehna dur
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
i'bakwon
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
aznallehu
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
afekirishalehu
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
yiqirta
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Gondar
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Gondar
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Showa
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
amharique
marathe
German Name
Amharisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Marathi people
Origin
13th century
10th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Ge'ez
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Amharic
Marathi
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
amha1245
mara1378
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Amharic and Marathi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Amharic and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Marathi Speaking population
Amharic and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Amharic and Marathi on Amharic vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Marathi Language Codes
Amharic and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.